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UHG says it's rebuilding Change Healthcare with cloud-based security

Healthcare It News

And, though the company's forensic investigation will continue for the foreseeable future, Witty admitted that personally identifiable information and protected health information for, in his estimation, about one-third of Americans was stolen. billion in accelerated payments as of April 26, the company reported.

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UnitedHealth Group Confirms Data Stolen in Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack

HIPAA Journal

UnitedHealth Group said it was unable to confirm whether data had been stolen until now as Change Healthcare’s systems were difficult to access and it was not safe to pull any data out of those systems directly. Key systems have now been restored but many Change Healthcare IT products and services remain offline.

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Compliance Risks Associated with Outlier Payments 

YouCompli

Price increases can sometimes result in inappropriate outlier payments. This is why Medicare publishes its rules on their Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) or its Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). These additional payments are called outlier payments.”

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Investigation of Hospitals Hiding Prices from Patients

AIHC

Written by Joanne Byron , BS, LPN, CCA, CHA, CHCO, CHBS, CHCM, CIFHA, CMDP, COCAS, CORCM, OHCC, ICDCT-CM/PCS The Federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule helps Americans know the cost of a hospital item or service before receiving it. In the US, hospital prices vary widely but are not visible to patients or the public.

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Health Provider News

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NATIONAL 988 suicide hotline adds support for American Sign Language 3 Takeaways from Physician Compensation Trends Adventist Health completes merger with Montebello’s ailing Beverly Hospital AHA-supported bill to protect health care workers introduced in Senate AHA weighs in on CMS’ proposed ASC payment system AHA submits comments on CY 2024 (..)

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Health Provider News

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NATIONAL 6 health systems using GPT and AI tools 100,000 nurses left industry during the pandemic, report finds AHA backs bill to delay Medicaid DSH cuts by 2 years AHA launches info hub for healthcare quality leaders AHA opposes MedPAC recommendations to Congress on site-neutral, Part B drug, wage index policies AHA ramps up 340B protection efforts (..)

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A Health-Heavy State of the Union

Kaiser Health News

Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KHN’s weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” ” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to Z,” now in its third edition.